PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jagdish Rangarajan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralph McGuire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGuire has chosen Daddy Never Was The Cadillac Kind as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Rangarajan
vs
McGuire

205 cm
25
304 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

204 cm
24
300 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Russian Top Team Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jagdish Rangarajan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ralph McGuire!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Columbo Gatti and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuire throws a nice inside leg kick.
McGuire ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McGuire throws a leg kick which misses Rangarajan's front leg but catches the back leg as Rangarajan tries to avoid it.
McGuire looks to score with a jab to the body but Rangarajan is just out of range.
Rangarajan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McGuire throws out the jab.
Rangarajan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McGuire keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McGuire works Rangarajan's body with a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGuire lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Jagdish Rangarajan has been cut.
McGuire ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rangarajan moves away.
Rangarajan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
McGuire finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire throws a hook to the side of Rangarajan's head but Rangarajan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McGuire misses with a body shot.
McGuire lands a slapping body shot.
McGuire ducks under a wild hook from Rangarajan.
McGuire connects with a body shot that sends Rangarajan's belly button to the back.
Rangarajan is breathing heavily.
McGuire throws a leg kick
and Rangarajan counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
McGuire throws a sloppy head kick and Rangarajan moves out of range easily.
McGuire looks to score with a jab to the body but Rangarajan is just out of range.
McGuire thows a body shot but no joy.
McGuire stuns Rangarajan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGuire tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rangarajan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McGuire ducks under a wild hook from Rangarajan.
McGuire ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rangarajan moves away.
McGuire connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice uppercut there from McGuire.
Rangarajan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McGuire. McGuire obviously looking to wear him down.
McGuire is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rangarajan rather than just go for the knockout.
McGuire fails in his attempt to clinch.
McGuire fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Rangarajan to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Rangarajan looks to clinch but McGuire throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Rangarajan taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ralph McGuire!
Ralph McGuire made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Who is next?'.